Day 4

Dr Atkins would be rolling in his grave if he had seen my diet for the past couple of days. Oats. Noodles. Oats. Pasta.

I didn't shop yesterday. I'm saving up for eggs, you see. No shopping again today. Oats. Noodles.

Feeling a bit over it today. For people living in extreme poverty there is no end in sight. Thankfully I have a finish date.

Enjoying the olympics. NZ have 3 gold! Loving that we are sitting above Aussies on the medal board too!

Day 3

Oats for breakfast. Reminds me of my holiday in Edinburg. Let me be clear, they tasted nothing like the holiday oats; how could they without brown sugar and a big slurp of cream?

But filling? Yes!

Noodles for lunch.

When I got home, my lovely girlfriend attempted to donate a mince savoury to me. However the rules are clear "You must include the cost of any other food you get - from the pantry, the garden, or 'donated' by friends."

But why? "Living in extreme poverty means having $2 a day for all your food, shelter, health, education transport and any other living costs, in Australia." The point of the challenge would be defeated if I just accepted freebies from friends and family. Imagine: I go over to Kerry's house, she makes me a three course meal and send me home with a packed lunch. Well that's not so much a challenge about extreme poverty as social networking.

Anyway, I'll make you a deal: I'll get down off my soap box if you choose a gift from my oxfam wish list.

http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com.au/ChooseFromWishList.php?id=894

Shopping: Day 1

OH HEY! WHAT'S THAT LINK ON THE RIGHT ===>

I was hoping for some amazing bargain in the clearance section to get me started today, like $1 for a dozen eggs. No such luck.

Pasta 59c
Sardines in tomato sauce 59c
3 Oranges 78c

I have 5c change. Lucky. I am saving up for eggs.

Challenge starts tomorrow

What the #%@$ was I thinking?

OK - so I need to visit the supermarket at 8am Wednesday so that I can buy food for day 1; but hang on a sec.... I have a primary school hearing screening clinic on Thursday and I need to be there at 8:30. So with transport I won't have a chance to shop on Thursday until 6pm. This $2 needs to make:

Wednesday Breakfast
Wednesday Lunch
Wednesday Dinner
Thursday Breakfast
Thursday Lunch

Plus snacks... Ummm

Hearing testing 50 five year olds on an empty stomach... Grumpy much?

There are a few affordable filling items I have identified, like oats for 99c or pasta for 59c. The thing is, I prefer food to be delicious. With so few options to choose, the decision seems so much more important.

The main question...

So tomorrow is day 1, right? And I'll only have $2, right? And I'm planning to buy a bag of oats and some apples, right? And today I can spend whatever I like. In fact 2 whole weeks worth of pocket money if I want to.

Should I just eat like a glutton from sunrise to sunset? Or will that just make tomorrow even hungrier?

Votes please.

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I took this quote from a wonderful and clever friend of mine. Yes, I do enjoy to throw around blatantly grandiose compliments. Doesn't mean it's untrue.

Anyways. I took the picture from another wonderful and clever friend if mine.

The moral, when combined, is "don't go bacon my heart, like, share, donate."

And here is one more fabulous quote to sign off for today:

"Won't somebody please think of the children?!?"

Welcome to 2012

Thanks everyone for liking my facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/ToriRoseLBTL) , and for sharing it with your friends. And a huge thanks to those people who have donated already. So far I have raised $83 in chickens and fruit trees. We're feeding the world here. GO TEAM!